Trump 2030 census group exclusion controversy
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Trump moves to exclude groups from 2030 U.S. census
The Center for American Progress called the proposal 'a flagrant assault on our democracy, designed to manipulate voting maps and dilute the political representation of diverse American communities'.
The Department of Commerce justified the proposal by saying undocumented immigrants and other foreigners without durable legal status are not 'true inhabitants' and lack a sufficient 'tie and allegiance' to the US.
Letitia James said the Constitution requires every person living in the United States, regardless of immigration status, to be counted in the census.
Opinion: American democracy depends on census; Trump undermining it
Article 1, Section 2 of the US Constitution ties states' financial resources and political representation to being counted in the census.
Professionals at the US Census Bureau have for more than a century built protocols and norms to resist partisan interference.
Congress is constitutionally responsible for the census and has final say over what questions are asked, who is counted, and what methods are acceptable.